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A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... Ben (a friend) like Ben (a friend) like Ben." -Michael Jackson Have no fear, Ben is here! This is the message US Federal Reserve Chairman Big Bernanke delivered to the financial world at the Fed's annual monetary symposium held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming ...

Market Wrap - Midmorning

MARKET WRAP - MIDDAY  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... probably a bit of nervousness ahead of this big GDP number they (the US) have got tonight and Bernanke's speech (US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke)," Mr Potter said. "I think a lot of people are taking money off the table." Mr Potter said the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... expecting more drops in stocks. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve warned that the US recovery was stalling and that it would take fresh stimulus measures to get it back on track. Dealers said ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... I've written just two days ago, investors are setting themselves up for a big disappointment by expecting the US Federal Reserve to engage in more stimulation. "I started a joke, which started the whole world crying, but I didn't see that the joke was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... closed firmly in the red after a cautious outlook by National Australia Bank and amid investor caution ahead the US Federal Reserve meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 54.2 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 4,540.7 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by a rally in the resources sector and hopes the US Federal Reserve could provide more stimulus to the economy following weak jobs figures. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 10.1 points ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... January (19 months). Like the 1990 and 2001 recessions, jobs will follow continued growth. And if they don't, the US Federal Reserve and Uncle Sam wouldn't sit idly and watch the economy go down the gutter. In the words of my favourite model Rachel Hunter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... points, or 2.68 per cent, at 2,245.89 points. The gains more than wiped out the loss suffered a day earlier when US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke highlighted at a congressional hearing an "unusually uncertain" US economic outlook. Only 397 stocks ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... at IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs, but drifted higher in afternoon trading on speculation that the US Federal Reserve would provide more stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is due to speak before the US Senate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... revenue at IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs, but drifted higher in afternoon trading on speculation the US Federal Reserve would step in and provide additional stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was due to speak ...